documents the military service of women from Newcastle and the Hunter region of NSW, 1914-1919

Staff Nurse Ada Irene HARVEY, 1890 – 1965

Connection to the Hunter Valley – Staff Nurse Ada Harvey trained at Maitland Hospital, graduating in 1915. At the time of enlisting her next-of-kin was named as James Harvey (father) of Haydon Street, Murrurrundi.

Service – Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS)

Service location – Egypt and Salonika. Ada’s time with the AANS was short – the Mooltan left Australia in June 1917 with a complement of military nurses as well as civilian passengers. One of these was the Rev Danson, Bishop of Sarawak, whom she married in Cairo in February 1918. As a married woman, she was obliged to resign.

Medals – British War Medal and Victory Medal

References:

National Archives of Australia B2455 HARVEY A I

Nominal Roll of the First AIF Australian War Memorial (AWM) AWM133, 23-010

Embarkation Roll of the First AIF AWM Nurses (July 1915 – November 1918)